Morning journal and courier., 1887-06-27
FIRST OF THE SEASON.

The Dwight Place Church Inaugu-
rates the Picnic Season From This
City Saturday - Features of the
Days Pleasure.
The Dwight Place Sunday school inaugu-
rated the excursion season to High Rock
Saturday with grand success. About four
hundred and fifty boarded special of six
cars at the Derby depot bound for days
outing at this popular day summer resort.
That they were destined to have an enjoyable
time the name of Dwight Place church was a
sufficient guarantee. The pleasant ride of
an hour across the Derby and up the Manga
tuck valley forms pleasing prelude to the
days sport. Arrived at the grove the party
soon scattered ,and each place of interest had
its many admirers. High Rock grove and
surrounding never looked better than it did
Saturday. Everything looked fresh and
bright, and the large volume of water pour
ing down through the ravine added greatly to
the attractions of the glen. The grove was
opened last week with the Holy Cross society
of the State as the first party. Shortly after
the arrival of the New Haveners came the
North church, Bridgeport, three hundred
strong, Rev. Charles Ray Palmer pastor.
Their party was in charge of Mr.. Cowles.
The tables were set in the long pavilion,
tne NeW haven party occupying Ine upper
end, the Bridgeport the lower. At half past
eleven the children and young people sat
down to dinner before tables that fairly
groaned under their loads of good things.
The older members of the party dined at
later table. Before the dinner the Sunday
schools to the accompaniment of the band
Joined in singing several of their more favor
tie hymns. This portion of the programme
was under the direction of Mr.. E. A Chat
field
When the party was seated at the tables
DR.. Twitchell made few remarks expressing
the qualification the Dwight Place society
felt in meeting their Bridgeport friends and
closed with an invocation of the divine
blessing. He was responded to by Professor
BARLEY in behalf of the North church in the
absence of their pastor. Later in the day
weak attempt was made by some Bridge
port youths to play ball and polo. The party
left the grove at quarter before five. On the
was trying to break the record for fast trips.
Considering the character of the freight the
speed at which he ran was very
high. 1t caused general complaint.
l The Dwight Place committees were: Gen
eral, Mr.. Chillingworth and Mrs. NJ. l..
Bronson; transportation, Mr.. Richard Blakes-
| lee; refreshments, Messrs. Clark, Clapp,
Beebe, Lamb, McDermott, Thompson, Sper-
| ry, Griggs, Benedict and others; music, Mr..
Chatfe1d; tables, Mrs. Bronson, Mrs. Sper-
| ry Mrs. McDermott, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs.
| Mcdonald, Mrs. Chillingworth, Mrs. Parme-
| lee. Mrs. Mum, Mrs. Baldwin and others.
The music was furnished by portion OF
the American band under the direction OF
George STREET.. Among the other picnickerf
were Misses Fannie Gray, Cora Wet.
more, Fannie Sperry, Bertha Gray, Grace
Lincoln, Georgia Hardy, Mamie Beecher
May Twitchell, May Hinman, Carrie Lamb
May Elliot, Minnie Clapp, May Bronson, An
ME Merrill, Nellie Lamb, Lula Bradley, Mrs
Charles Gray, Mrs. Frank HiDman, Messrs
J. G. North, G. Y. Clapp, Smith, Andrews
Tuttle, Cowles, Mum, Hardenberg ane
| Haines.